DELTA 1 R/B, 2661

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DELTA 1 R/B, 2661 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 26 Jan 1967 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

2661, 1967-006B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

33 kg wet, 33 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-01-26 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 DELTA 1 R/B
1 02661U 67006B   25128.75491128 -.00000032  00000-0  81694-4 0  9997
2 02661 101.9695 189.5931 0065322 129.3825 353.6212 12.68011573696896

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:07:04.334Z)

Latitude

55.29936°

Longitude

-111.25966°

Altitude

1,348.581 km

Speed

7.212 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 49m 19s

True Declination

55° 09' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

48.43646°

Longitude

37.71499°

Altitude

1,387.142 km

Speed

7.175 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 59m 50s

Apparent Declination

41° 09' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:14:29

Azimuth

305.483° NW

Elevation

22.669°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,438.314 km

Perigee altitude

1,336.859 km

Semi-major axis

7,765.724 km

Eccentricity

0.0065322

Inclination

101.9695°

RAAN

189.5931°

Arg. of periapsis

129.3825°

True anomaly

353.53736°

Mean anomaly

353.6212°

Eccentric anomaly

353.57935°

Mean motion

3.17154 °/min

BSTAR

0.000081694

Orbital period

113.51 mins

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DELTA 1 R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
13 mins	2025-05-09 16:49:52.465Z	24.215° NE	2025-05-09 16:55:52.465Z	114.792° SE	43.604°	2025-05-09 17:02:52.465Z	190.02° SSW
10 mins	2025-05-09 18:41:52.465Z	348.051° N	2025-05-09 18:46:52.465Z	300.628° NW	22.867°	2025-05-09 18:51:52.465Z	257.254° W
8 mins	2025-05-10 01:52:52.465Z	80.107° E	2025-05-10 01:55:52.465Z	54.05° ENE	18.232°	2025-05-10 02:00:52.465Z	12.753° NNE
14 mins	2025-05-10 03:39:52.465Z	157.285° SSE	2025-05-10 03:46:52.465Z	17.995° NNE	44.744°	2025-05-10 03:53:52.465Z	343.598° N

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